Osmond has enormous potential and a real talent. But I think Kim as well as the other top contenders will have to implode for her to medal at this years Worlds. Top 5 would be huge though. I also think Kim will likely retire before Osmond has the chance to overtake her.

Korean media must have been basing their conclusion on Osmond's Nationals scores (201.34, 70.04+131.30) rather than her last international score (176.45, 60.56+115.89). Kim scored 201.36 (72.02+129.34) at NRW.

The Korean media obviously isn't aware that Nationals scores are highly inflated and aren't a reliable predictor of international results.

I would like the link that predicted that Jennifer friggin' Robinson would win the Olympics.

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No, it was the word MAY. It was "Miss Robinson recently won her first national title, and she may need some more seasoning before she challenges for the top spot in her sport..." This was after Birmingham 1995. You can look for the link.

However, nothing beats the local rag that had the headline "Amber Corwin Aims for National Title". ROTFFLMAO!!! I mean, yeah, support your local skaters, but Amber frickin Corwin?

I think I should start a poll: Who would have been a better Olympic champion, Amber Corwin or Tonia Kwiatkowski? Let's start from there. LOL. Discuss.

No, it was the word MAY. It was "Miss Robinson recently won her first national title, and she may need some more seasoning before she challenges for the top spot in her sport..." This was after Birmingham 1995. You can look for the link.

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What's wrong with that? She won her first national title (but not in 1995, BTW) and needed more seasoning. True. I don't see anything in that sentence that proclaimed she would be a world or Olympic champion.

Yeah, when did JSlo EVER challenge for the top spot in her sport? Um, never? I particularly liked her attention to detail, so that she'd slow down to a snail's pace even just in her crossovers. I liked her wonky lutz technique and the way she'd only do her jumps so long as she is a few millimeters from the wall. Yeah, she really was a contender for the World/Oly top spot.

The good news is that Kaetlyn is on the radar now, simply because she's being written about internationally. She won't be sneaking up on anyone and now the international judges know her. I trust that means they won't be too shy about scoring her well if she performs. 4CC will tell us a lot. She got just over 60 at SC for a clean short. I'll bet the same skate would get her 65 in Osaka.

Everytime I read this title "Canada's Rising Star May Pose Challenge to Kim Yu-na" I wonder if she is going to challenge her to an arm wrestling contest. Osmond may not be the best Canadian lady for that, but I'm pretty confident any Canadian lady would be tops against all the current elite crop (though Ashley Wagner might challenge.)